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Scotts® STEP® 1 - For Seeding Starter® Lawn Food with Weed Preventer
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Scotts® STEP® 1 - For Seeding Starter® Lawn Food with Weed Preventer
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Overview
- Scotts® Step® 1 for Seeding Starter® Lawn Food with Weed Preventer prevents the germination of weeds and fertilizes your freshly seeded lawn
- Prevents dandelion, large and smooth crabgrass, white clover, chickweed, ground ivy, henbit, yellow nutsedge, and other listed weeds
- Apply this lawn fertilizer to a dry, freshly-seeded lawn when temperatures are consistently between 60°F and 90°F; lightly water to activate
- For use on newly seeded, overseeded, or newly planted Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Centipedegrass, as well as Fine, Spreading, and Creeping Red Fescues
- One 21.52 lb. bag of Scotts® Step® 1 for Seeding Starter® Lawn Food with Weed Preventer covers 5,000 sq. ft.
Specs and Details
Product Label
- This is not the product label. Always read and follow the product label before use.
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- Safety Data Sheets can be found at scottsmsds.com
Description
Scotts® Step® 1 for Seeding Starter® Lawn Food with Weed Preventer not only has the strength to prevent pesky weeds, but also helps grow a new lawn. This product will prevent listed lawn weeds including dandelion, large and smooth crabgrass, white clover, chickweed, ground ivy, henbit, and yellow nutsedge. Use Scotts® Step® 1 for Seeding Starter® Lawn Food with Weed Preventer when planting grass seed. Apply to a dry lawn when temperatures are consistently between 60°F and 90°F, then lightly water to activate. This product is for use on newly seeded, overseeded, or newly planted Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Centipedegrass, as well as Fine, Spreading, and Creeping Red Fescues. We recommend applying this product with a Scotts® spreader. For Scotts® broadcast/rotary spreaders, use a setting of 4 ½. For Scotts® drop spreaders, use a setting of 7. Do not use this product on flowers, shrubs, trees, fruit, or vegetable plants. One 21.52 lb. bag of Scotts® Step® 1 for Seeding Starter® Lawn Food with Weed Preventer covers 5,000 sq. ft.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
How to Use:
Apply to a newly seeded, over-seeded, or planted lawn.
WHEN AND WHERE TO USE
Where to Use
- Use on Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Centipedegrass, as well as fine fescues (creeping red, chewing, and hard)
Where Not to Use
- Do not use this products on flowers, shrubs, trees, fruit, or vegetable plants. Do not apply another pesticide within 7 days of this product as turf damage may occur.
When to Apply
- Apply this product before watering in newly-seeded, over-seeded, or planted lawn. For best results, apply when temperatures are consistently between 60 and 90 degrees F.
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Dmnnp from
Amazing product
We bought this after aerating, with over seeding a problematic area in our back yard.
Our yard is now full and lush. We had to increase the lawn mower height by 1 1/2 inches. The color is phenomenal!
We’ve been using the 4 step program for over 10 years and our front lawn was loved by all. We always recommended the 4 part program.
However, when Scots came out with the number 1 for “seeding” we were skeptical, but it works well.
We highly recommend this fertilizer.
Date published: 2025-05-09
Rated 5 out of
5
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McDa from
Great 8 yr history with this product.
Great product!!! I have used this for years now. My lawn was a challenge prior. It looks wonderful now. I skipped a year and definitely noticed the difference. Othe products don't compare.
Date published: 2024-02-08
Rated 5 out of
5
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Ted Jr from
I've had years of success with this product
I've used this product for years, and probably wouldn't have had a decent lawn without it. I apply the fertilizer along with lime twice a year - once in the very early spring and again in the fall, and have had excellent results. Probably the only other product I use during the year is Total Insect Control by BioAdvance once or twice during the late spring and summer.
Often Step 1 for Seeding with Weed Control it is difficult to get, since I only have one local dealer. There was a Turf Builder version that I understand is no longer available that worked similarly. Any information as to what happened to the Turf Builder product - just curious.
Date published: 2023-06-23
Rated 5 out of
5
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Jack T from
Great product!
I always used Scott's products, a month ago I used step 1 the results are incredible, my lawn always looks good with a few areas that were not as green. After step 1 the lawn looks the best its looked in 38 years. A very green thick lawn got rid of any clovers. Definitely need to read the instructions and can't apply after seeding.
Date published: 2023-05-04
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Jbmd106 from
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This was an important part in obtaining a green lawn in a problematic region. It doesn’t tackle stuff like stiltgrass, but helped control clover, creeping charlie, dandelion and wild strawberry. I actually used this for the whole season (every 6-8 weeks).
I don’t know how others managed to bleach their lawns with this stuff—the amount if metro in this is so low, you’d really need to substantially over-apply for that to happen.
Date published: 2022-10-11
Rated 5 out of
5
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fdk344 from
Worked great.
Renovation details:
Early June seeding. After using Quikpro on about 4500-5000 sq ft of Roughstalk Bluegrass (poa trivialis), I used “Step One for Seeding” to spot seed a couple dozen areas. I used Scott’s PA seed, I think it’s the same as the NE seed.
Previous lawn health:
My lawn mostly consists of K-31, perennial rye, and KY bluegrass. I have some warm season grasses as well, but I hate them and I’ve wiped most of them out with Q4. I’ve been killing quack grass, nimblewill, JP stiltgrass as well. Still haven’t gotten the mousear chickweed to stop coming back in the spring.
Method
I didn’t disturb the soil after Quikpro. I waited, watched. Hand weeded some smaller weeds and, top coated everything with mushroom soil. I Applied Scotts Step 1 Starter after rolling/seeding/strawing - probably right after the last rolling.
Results:
I had no whitening of any of cool season grasses. The only whitening I saw was on the nutsedge and purslane that came up. Even with the nutsedge that came up, considering, I had pretty good suppression of purslane, smartweed, chickweed, and crabgrass. It didn’t affect the oat grass in the topsoil or the mushrooms for that matter. Pretty satisfied with result, great germination, less where I had washout which isn’t the products fault.
Date published: 2022-07-06
Rated 5 out of
5
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Anonymous from
GREAT!
I run a landscaping company and have usually gone with specialty seed but after trying Scott’s I will never go back and I only recommend Scott’s to my clients!
Date published: 2020-10-26
Rated 5 out of
5
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Emil and Cheryl from
After using Step 1 grass had NO weeds!
Grass now has appearance of new sod! Great and easy to apply with grass seed!
Date published: 2019-05-06